View of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland. File photoMOSCOW, June 21The Swiss People's Party expects Ukraine to put forward new demands at a forum on the reconstruction of the country in the city of Lugano on July 4-5, the newspaper Tribune de Genève reports, citing a statement from the party. Prior to the Russian special operation, it was planned to hold a forum on reforms in Ukraine in Switzerland. In the current situation, Bern wants to transform this event into «the beginning of the international reconstruction of Ukraine,» the newspaper quotes President Ignazio Cassis as saying. Forty countries and 20 international organizations will take part in a conference to rebuild Ukraine.» If Switzerland wants to play a role in resolving this conflict, it must talk to both sides, and not hold a summit on Ukraine that effectively excludes Russia. Especially since we do not we know how Kyiv will use this summit to put forward new demands,» the Swiss People's Party told the publication. Franz Grüter, a member of parliament from this party, believes that it is inappropriate to talk about restoration now, since hostilities are taking place in the country, and that in eventually, a «Marshall Plan» for Ukraine will be required.
Ukraine is being driven to die for its EU candidate statusRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. The European Union offered Ukraine to surrender
